San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1887-02-10
Personal.


Col. ]. r. Ellison, of Maria. was in the
,ity one day this week.
Thanks to Hon. ]. L. Ellison for copies
of the Legislative Record,
Mrs. Matthews and her two younger chill
dren are visiting at San Antonio.
And now We learn that Charlie Andrews
If the happy pNricnt of bouncing boy,
Rev, Ben Dixon is now living at Lock-
hart, He is engaged in travelling missionary
work,
DIR. Daley has returned, and from the
indications is about removing west with his
family.
Mr.. W. r. Cummings, at tho Patton
ranch is going into market gardening this
season.
DR.. Roberts was in town on Monday. He
expressed himself as highly pleased with
LOckhart.
We saw Mr.. Laney from Wimberly here
last week. He reports very tight times III
that vicinity.
The address of Mr.. Piper before the Oyss-
ter Creek Farmers Alliance will receive ut
tcnton in our next.
Mr. Neighbors has removed to this place
and formed partnership with Mr.. Ford IN
the practice of law.
Mr.. W. f. Beers, an insurance agent of
Galveston. passed through the city on Mon
day on his way home.
Mr.. Haynes, Sr., accompanied by his
daughter, Miss Annie, and Miss Laura Jul
ian, went on yesterday on visit to San
Antonio.
Mr.. julius Westerfeld, of the vicinity OF
Lockhart, called on us on yesterday. he
stated he saw the railroad surveyors at work
on that line.
Mr.. w. Y. Ard, architect, of Seguin,
made the FREE PRESS call on yesterday.
He would not be indisposed toward taking
some contracts here.
Miss Ruth Davidson has opened board
ing house where Mrs. Robertson recently re-
sided. Miss Ruth is worthy lady and we
hope she may succeed well.
Miss Matte Reed left last night to join
her parents in Arkansas. Tho fair and ac-
complished young lady will be greatly miss
DIR. Beall Sr., has bought out the resi-
dence of Mr.. Garrison, and with his family,
will reside here permantly. He is prac-
ticing physician of long experience.
Our old friend, Mr.. Pegues, still ''goes
the rounds" early and late, with the pro-
ducts of his dairy. We can testify that he
furnishes q irst-class article of milk.
Mr.. Geo. Il, McGehee, as a member of
the penitentiary committee, has gone TO
Huntsville. Meantime Mrs. McGchee, who
has been with him at Austin, has returned
home.
Mai. Dixon, wife and daughter spent last
week with their son, James Dixon, ON the
Blanco. We learn they will spend two
months in early spring with Thomas Dixon
at Stonewall, in Bianco county.
Although he has sold out, Mr.. Garrison
will continue to make San Marcos his head
quarters, but spending some time OCCASION
ally at his ranch. Himself and wife dld
not care to be numbered with housekeeping
hence the sale.
Mr.. JAS. T.. Malone, Jr., writes us re-
newing his subscription to the FREE PRESS,
and adds: "Glad to know yon will soon
have another railroad We have several
pointing in this direction and our people
nre making every effort to secure them"
We uaintentionaly failed last week to
mention pleasant call from Mr.. Shinn, OF
the vicinity Of Martindale He is one OF
orr most intelligent citizens, and has been
assigned work rs assistant state lecturer OF
the Farmers Alliance.
We regret to announce the retirement OF
Misses Russell 81 Ellison from the San Mar
cos Books tore. We shall miss our pleasant
off hand chats with these worthy and ami
able ladies while on our business rounds.
They have our best wishes in whatever lines
of life may be allotted them.
Mrs, Smith, the successor of Russell "
Ellison in the Bookstore, has had expert
cnce in her present line of business, aud
manifestly possesses the business tact and
readiness and ailability essential to success.
She will not be npt to lose anything by
comparison with her popular predecessors.
The example of Miss Russell, who has
lust retired from business here after an ex-
perience of over six years, may be quoted
IN demonstration of the capacity of women
to do business successfully. Beginning in
very small way, and without experience
in the line chosen, she now goes out with
handsome accumulation of profit. AS the
FREE PRESS was somewhat instrumental III
her starting here, it is of course gratihed to
record her financial success.